Canada’s BCE Inc posted a quarterly profit that narrowly beat analysts’ estimates on Thursday, as higher additions in its postpaid wireless business offset a rise in expenses.

The company also forecast an adjusted profit of $3.42-C$3.52 for 2018, higher than the $3.39 it reported for 2017.

BCE said it added 175,000 postpaid wireless customers on a net basis in the fourth quarter, up nearly 56 per cent from a year earlier. Morgan Stanley had estimated 121,000 subscribers for the quarter.

The jump in wireless additions comes as rival Rogers Communications Inc reported 35,000 deactivations last month due to a technical glitch during the company’s peak promotion season ahead of Christmas.

Analysts were expecting rivals BCE and Telus to gain from those defections.